Dr. Miguel Costa
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He practises at the Local Health Unit of Gaia and Espinho, where he leads cutaneous oncology and digital dermoscopy clinics.
Career
Training and clinical path
- Medical degree from the Abel Salazar Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Porto.
- Internship and specialist training in Dermatovenereology at Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, where he works as a consultant.
- Leads cutaneous oncology and digital dermoscopy clinics.
- Author of a chapter on biologic therapies in psoriasis, 11 publications, 25 oral presentations and 31 posters; co-investigator in a multicentre clinical trial.
- Member of the Portuguese Society of Dermatology and Venereology and the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology.
The MyDermaCare method
How Dr Miguel Costa assesses your case
At MyDermaCare, Dr Miguel Costa reviews your case individually. He needs two things from you: answers to a clinical questionnaire and three photographs of the affected area from several angles, in good light.
Dermatology is a visual specialty. A sharp photograph preserves the detail that matters and can be reviewed with time; the questionnaire captures your history in writing, at your pace. That way the doctor reaches the assessment with everything in front of them.
If something is missing, Dr Miguel Costa will ask for another photograph via patient-area messages before closing the assessment, at no extra cost.
You then receive the report with the assessment and treatment plan, and have several days of messaging to ask questions without booking another appointment.
When the case requires in-person observation with a dermatoscope, that is what he will advise.
Frequently asked questions about Dr Miguel Costa
The clinical questionnaire and the three photographs. Please answer the questions as accurately as possible. When the information provided is not enough for a safe decision, Dr Miguel will request more details via the platform messaging system. If the photographs do not show the lesion with sufficient detail, more photos will be requested via messaging, at no extra cost to you.
Yes. When you start a consultation from this page, your case is automatically assigned to Dr Miguel Costa, who will follow you on the MyDermaCare platform whenever you need.
Yes — via patient-area messages during the follow-up days included in the consultation, without booking a new appointment.